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A friend gave me a pair of Ikea Reslig picture frames that they no longer needed. Being a minimalist and never hanging anything on walls other than shelves, I had to find another use for these frames.
I have an HP 2133 netbook that used to overheat and freeze (as in stop) all the time. After updating from the version 1 BIOS to the version 4, I had the option to run the fan continuously, which stopped the netbook from freezing.
However, the netbook still gets quite hot, which can be very uncomfortable when the netbook is on my lap. After sorting my obtainium pile, I noticed the frames and the idea to use one as a laptop stand came to mind.
Initially, I just removed the LDPE "glass" and used the frame as was but the hardboard, which acts as a backing to any picture would warm up and eventually dissipate heat to my legs. It was time to mod the frame!
With a little inventiveness you could use any kind of frame or any similar materials.
Materials and tools used were:
Ikea Resling picture frame
Extra piece of hardboard and some tinned sheet from my obtainium pile.
Tin snips
4 x replacement bolts (longer than the original ones in the frame)
For more of my mods, hacks and builds see http://www.ecopunk.org.uk/p/projects.html
I have an HP 2133 netbook that used to overheat and freeze (as in stop) all the time. After updating from the version 1 BIOS to the version 4, I had the option to run the fan continuously, which stopped the netbook from freezing.
However, the netbook still gets quite hot, which can be very uncomfortable when the netbook is on my lap. After sorting my obtainium pile, I noticed the frames and the idea to use one as a laptop stand came to mind.
Initially, I just removed the LDPE "glass" and used the frame as was but the hardboard, which acts as a backing to any picture would warm up and eventually dissipate heat to my legs. It was time to mod the frame!
With a little inventiveness you could use any kind of frame or any similar materials.
Materials and tools used were:
Ikea Resling picture frame
Extra piece of hardboard and some tinned sheet from my obtainium pile.
Tin snips
4 x replacement bolts (longer than the original ones in the frame)
For more of my mods, hacks and builds see http://www.ecopunk.org.uk/p/projects.html
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In the following photograph we see the frame. It is metal and held together with four bolts.
Rather than glass, IKEA uses LDPE because it is cheap and that's how IKEA likes to do things.
I put the LDPE sheet on my obtainium pile so that it can be used for another project.
Under the plastic sheet is a piece of hardboard, which we will use in this project.
Rather than glass, IKEA uses LDPE because it is cheap and that's how IKEA likes to do things.
I put the LDPE sheet on my obtainium pile so that it can be used for another project.
Under the plastic sheet is a piece of hardboard, which we will use in this project.
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Well, it lasted longer than the net book.
So now I have a lonely stand sitting in the cupboard.